Building a culture of inclusion begins when leadership is on board. Their commitment is essential to sustaining a positive culture in the long run.Although the responsibility for inclusion sits on the shoulders of the CEO, the only way for any diversity and inclusion...
Inclusity’s team is made up of some pretty amazing people. Vern Vereen brings his magic to Inclusity as he leverages over 50 years in the workforce to achieve inclusive workplace cultures, create inclusive leaders, and help those around him to grow professionally....
Over the past year, we’ve explored the inspiring personal stories of twenty-five people who overcame challenging circumstances to achieve great things. As “From Adversity to Achievement” celebrates the first anniversary of its inception, this seems like a fitting time...
Inclusive Leaders How many of us, at some point in our lives, have felt like we were an outsider – no matter how hard we tried to fit in? Who hasn’t attended a meeting and posed a thought-provoking question to only be met by the sound of “crickets,” or mustered up the...
One of the most unfortunate effects of prejudice is that it blinds us to the potential of new discoveries that come from unexpected places. When we insist on sticking to our old ways, associating only with people whom we already know and like, and using tools that are...
We often think of our personal and professional lives as being two separate spheres, with “success” in each appearing very differently and requiring different skills. Despite their differences, however, our experiences in either sphere have major repercussions in the...
The culture of the United States is one that celebrates the common man, and so many of the artifacts associated with “Americana” are popular consumer products. America is associated in people’s minds not just with baseball and apple pie, but also Coca-Cola, Levi’s...
One of the most difficult tasks that Inclusity’s trainers face on the job is mediating the conflicts that emerge when personalities and cultures clash in the workplace. These conflicts can be aggravated by the fact that many people in the modern workplace were raised...
On April 15, 1947, Major League baseball witnessed the debut of Jackie Robinson as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson having been signed by the Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey two years earlier. Both Rickey and Robinson were endangering their...
Wishes do come true: Make-A-Wish® has been making dreams a reality for critically ill children for nearly four decades. It all began with Chris, a seven-year old boy diagnosed with leukemia who wanted nothing more than to be a police officer. The community came...
For a long time one of the greatest obstacles to the social acceptance of computing as part of daily life was the insularity and even elitism that prevailed, and to an extent still prevails, among the gatekeepers of computer technology. While the original “tech geek”...
Many of the stories featured in this space have involved adversity in its more visible forms, such as prejudice, poverty, and even outright violence. However, there is another kind of adversity that can be just as difficult to overcome, and in fact often accompanies...
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